So true. Don Corleone: Santino, come here. What's the matter with you? I think your brain is going soft Santinos Face: =; , Don Corleone: with all that comedy you are playing with that young girl. Never tell anyone outside the Family what you're thinking again. Go on.”
This literally makes no sense and is hamfisted into the scene to drop a throwback line. Who is outside the family in this scene? Isn’t Michael telling everyone what he’s thinking? Aren’t they meant to be in this private moment?
Crazy how every single Godfather movie had an ICONIC line. 1- "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." 2- "Keep your friends close...and your enemies closer." 3 "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!" ICONIC TRILOGY.
@@96thstblockbangaz66 And also let's not forget that michael was completly full retard in front of fredo when it comes with banging cocktail waitress two at the time and that was enough to kill his own brother
Always loved how Connie is basically his consigliere/caretaker at this point, because her and Michael are literally all that’s left. Out of a giant family too. I heard people don’t like it, but I mean what else does she have, what else does Michael have? She even kills to protect Michael and her family. From an abused woman to a very powerful one. Very beautiful but sad ending.
+Star-LordDavid-101 I hate hearing all the dislike of the 3rd movie. The opera scene was as good as the ending of the first one. This was an underrated 3rd sequel.
Everyone is saying Michael had a diabetic stroke in this scene but those who knew him know what it REALLY was! That was a breakdown. The screams for Fredo shows how everything came up to the surface. Years and years worth of Michael bottling everything up inside caused him to have an anxiety attack beyond anyone's comprehension.
0:24 Michael's reaction to Vincent is a reflection of how Vito wanted to react to Sonny's temper but he had to be more controlled about it. Michael has just had enough at this point, but you could tell Vito wanted to
No, it's actually bcs this movie forgot the 'main' point of the godfather franchise, it's just for money (however, it's good but no where near part 1&2). That scene shows he roleplayed as post-tony montana character rather michael corleone 😂. If you see from 1, 2, look how cold-dicipline-intelligent michael is, ofc he can very angry but it's still in control
@@haikalrifqinandika8724 that's why I'm careful not to hate on movies or anything else I'm not into media wise,because we can end up talking out our asses.
Andrewsafb71 Some day, when you grow up, and your balls finally drop, you will realize how incredibly immature you were as a kid, and you will die inside of second hand embarrassment.
Interesting how Pacino managed, in a single scene, to go from being calm and calculated Michael Corleone, to being angry and impulsive Tony Montana. I always admired him for being able to portray such different personalities that it makes you feel like those are not same actors. This is what makes him one of the greatest actors.
@@zombeesama1169 Fredo didn’t intentionally betray Michael, he wanted to make something for himself rather than be in the shadow of his brother like he had all his life. Michael killed him because he was a liability rather than a traitor. Too stupid and could make a decision that possibly would lead to the death of the family. This is why Michael feels regret. He killed Fredo for being himself.
@@stefanbernhard2710 I remember in that one Godfather1 scene when everybody in the room was looking like "wow Vito, your son really is stupid" when he spoke out of turn. 🤣
One of cinemas greatest pieces of work. If not the greatest. What a character Michael Corleone is, from his conception to his creative execution, to the story arc that finishes him. Incredible.
@@edwardyang8254 of course he knew it all along. If you were the legendary Corleone who massacred the heads of the five families, and some upstart rookie takes you on face to face in front of everybody, then gets out the door followed by Altobello, who is always there to mediate and help yet everything seems to get worse as a result, and not a minute after a helicopter starts shooting everybody, and Altobello not being there is a coincidence? He has no business being a Don if he can't string that one together. The idea was that he'd die of course, but he didn't so all was on the table.
@roberta000 lombardica000 He murdered Fredo and it haunts his conscience. So when he's having this diabetic stroke, he's remembering his murder, maybe even seeing his ghost.
That betrayal from your own brother is honestly unforgivable and all that stress from years affects your health but I love godfather it’s a Classic one day I will watch with my son when he is older
Lol that’s what I was thinking. I was actually expecting to see Pacino look the way he did in Scarface since the youngest he would appear is 44 years old. I realize now that they deaged the actors to resemble the characters they are playing, not their younger selves. Thought Pacino’s deaging worked the best.
@Axiom Steel it was the most inconsistent. Pacino’s was most consistent. De Niro looked great in some shots such the scene where he was talking to the dude with the ears and where he meets Bill Bufalino for the 1st time but looked the worst in the scene with Whispers at the dinner. At least I feel.
"He looks like he does in The Irishman 30 years later." --- That's only because they de-aged him in the Irishman. In real-life he looks much older than how (relatively) young he appears in that film.
Robert Duvall would have changed the movie completely. I don't know why the producers were so miserly, he was almost as important as Pacino and clearly deserved the money he asked
Uh. People change over what 44 years. He no longer is the icy strong young man being stoical and ruthless to stabilize his position. He has grown older, wiser, but still obsessed with his hopes for a clean legitimate life with wealth and power.
It kinda makes sense even in the cinematic universe of Godfather. Both Michael Corleone and Al Pacino smoke like chimneys, so his voice ended up that way.
Decades of the guilt eating away at him for ordering the murder of his brother bursting out. At the time when he made the choice, he was the ruthless don, obsessive with his reputation & removing any weakness. He thought that's all what mattered. But what was it all for? In the end, it was ashes. It was worth nothing. Money, power. fear, what did it get him? He hands over control to Vincent with only regret, self loathing & guilt.
@@tomxaider2058 Think so? Maybe. Sonny was dismissive of Fredo (even more so than Michael), but yeah, he at least was very protective of his siblings (even if it was overwhelming and hot-headed). I mean, it's hard to imagine him killing his brother. But Michael was cold as ice.
@@Aivottaja sonny could never be a don because of his hothead. He was the stereotypical movie gangstar good to be killed: so he was in Godfather, so was Tommy in Goodfellas and Nicky Santoro in Casino. In criminal organization like mafia you have to be very careful and discreet to survive. Micheal was the only viable option for his family and he took his destiny with the necessary evil included in his role. It's business not personal.
It's amazing how the thunder and lightning in the background symbolizes Michael's rage & anger. But also his guilt and sorrow for having Fredo killed, and how it's somehow haunting him.
@@virgilhilts2552 Everything is "rooted in fear," but anger and sorrow are opposite emotions, regardless of their root. Let's say you're an actress. I say to you "show me anger," then I say "show me sorrow". If you give me the exact same performance and claim that it's two different emotions because they're both based in fear, guess what? You're not getting the part, Sarah Bernhard
@@jamespfitz on the surface it seems as if they're opposite, but analyzed from a fundamental point of view they're merely different grades and expressions of fear.
That shouty over the top acting is how Pacino acts in all his movies except for Godfathers I & II, and arguably Carlito’s Way. It is not Michael Corleone. The fact he acts like that as Michael Corleone in part III is out of character and is another reason why it shouldn’t be grouped with I & II.
@@willmosse3684 You think that the extremely intense experience of having a stroke can't break a man's composure? Every calm and collected person, however introverted or strategic of a thinker will have occasional meltdowns which manifest themselves in pure aggression and where all the pent up frustration is let out like a sudden volcano eruption. I've seen it happen often enough. Even to myself. Edit: He had these in the previous movie too, by the way. Remember how he yelled at Tom and Kate?
Mark Kamphuis - yeah, but I don’t think it’s him just playing a scene where he is particularly stressed. I think it is him acting how he acts in everything later in his career.
@@willmosse3684 Ah I see. Yet then I can still not agree with your critique point. Go back 10 years in time (or more depending on how old you are). Is the you of today the exact same person as you were back then? Do you carry yourself in the exact same fashion, or do you behave and react the same? Of course not. People can change a lot over time.
To those who wonder why he screamed out Fredo's name during his stroke it was because he was being consumed by massive amounts of guilt over ordering the murder of his own brother. He loved Fredo a lot, he treated him like he was his baby brother despite being older and babied him, but due to his anger at his betrayal he still ended up killing him. Fredo had been more childlike than either of his brothers and so more vulnerable to being taken advantage of ( his own father recognized he had a good heart but was rather stupid and weak), Michael knew this was how the other guy ended up deceiving Fredo but at that point his rage won over and he was intent on killing him no matter what. Fredo had been a danger to him and his family and had to be disposed of. It was only after Fredo's death did Michael realize that he made a grave mistake and that's when the turmoil over what he had done began. This scene breaks my heart along with the confession scene, T^T
You’ve hit the nail on the head. The similarities between hyman Roth & Fredo and Altobello & Zaza come out in Michaels mind. Michael knows Zasa’s been played by altobello but in that moment he realises the same thing happened to Fredo. His guilt rushes to the surface more than at anytime before in his life. It’s a sad scene.
@@elenapap963 Read my comment again. Please, stop crying. It's not worth it,getting upset over a movie. BE HAPPY. I hope you will laugh after reading this, even though my original comment was a bit harsh.
AkimboJoe I like the fact that it looks like a real kitchen and not a movie set where everything is neatly in place. I've been in peoples' homes where the kitchen is so precise with nothing is out of order and it looks so fake and uninviting. I like the lived in atmosphere created here--very nice touch by the set director...
This scene is an insight into Micheal's guilt and paranoia. It also highlights the religious theme that is present throughout the trilogy as he struggles with his beliefs, the hypocrisy and the responsibility that comes with the power over life and death. His battle with trying to go legit (which can be seen as a battle for his soul, good vs evil) and the baptism scene are some of the most iconic religious scenes as well as various Catholic iconography, present throughout the movies. With the added pressures of running a powerful crime syndicate family, his enemies closing in and the guilt of ordering so many murders (his brother being the most heinous of them all), culminates in this Fredo outburst scene and reveals the fragile nature of Micheal's mind. Interspersed with the sound of thunder in the background he mutters "thunder can't hurt" just before crying Fredo, he truly believed that he is cursed for all the sins he's committed as his paranoia overcomes him in that moment. Thunder being a symbol of Gods anger, another religious iconography.
This is the most poignant synopsis/interpretation I have ever read in regards to this movie. A true fan. I still don’t understand why so many people dislike Part III. It brings everything full circle.
You know Godfather reminds me of a quote from a movie “One often meets destiny on the road that they take to avoid it.” This describes Michael’s life perfectly.
I think this film is misunderstood as is the entire saga. This story is not as directly centered on the Corleone Family as a power in the organized crime world but rather the story arc of Michael who’s future path was drastically altered by the fearing for his father and family. It’s about a man who gave up his entire life to protect a family that in the end separated from him. Despite his self sacrifice he was forced to dive deeper into the mafia life and becoming someone he himself hated. The life forced him to kill his own brother. So for whoever doesn’t agree with him getting involved in the Catholic Church in this movie just remember Michael had no one really in his life. He was old, rich, and on the precipice of being legit. He wanted to try and save his soul from his past life. Yet, ironically he finds that even the legit life and even the church can be just as corrupt but even more revolting as the legit world and church carry power even over him and the underworld. The whole third movie is peppered with irony, poeticism, and parallels to the first movie.
It is the quintessential Italian theme. Dating from the Medici and further back. You make the money as best you know how then you try to appease your mind about the after life. The Medici built monestaries and commissioned art from Michaelangelo, da Vinci and the dome from Brunelleschi. They were the real Godfathers.
This is one of the of the most masterpiece-full scenes EVER MADE (if there is such a word). When he cries out for Fredo, he is evoking the ghosts from the past, as he is seems him alive. It gives me the chills...EVERY TIME. What a performance!!
@@glennhagstedt o my bad i wasnt being sarcastic i think al pacino is one of the best actors ever i mean he the first actor that comes to mind when someone mentions movies, i totally love that guy and i wish he could be young again, his time is slowly passing by
@@glennhagstedt yea but i would slap somebody for disrespecting the man who played TONY MONTANA lmao i think that was his best role ever i cant even think of Al pacino without thinking Tony Montana
This scene is beautiful and so powerful : First he has a stroke, real physical pain, then the pain start to morph into the mind, something more sutil, like the thunders behind, but they cant hurt him, then he evolve into another mind pain, treason from a old friend, just to finish with his most deep and painful thing in the world, the killing of his brother Fredo. Powerful scene indeed.
2:00 when shouts Fredo, one of thw 2 saddest moments in the movie ,along when his daughter gets killed. He knows he has no brothers left ,he knows Fredo is family above all.
Just when we thought Coppola was out, he is now back in with re-editing Part III and making it a more satisfying third and final part of the film series.
I love scenes like this one in movies where the dead from previous installments of a series of films presence are strongly felt when their names are mentioned. Never has an image been so clear in the audiences imagination as when Michael calls out for his dead brother and we automatically see Fredo sitting on a boat in the middle of a lake saying "Hail Mary mother of god". Powerful scene.
gutz1981 I'm glad someone understands what makes this movie, while the worst of the 3, still a great movie. Half the people on here are suddenly mafia and cinema experts and the other half just want to be liked, so they say it sucks too.
The Fredo! bit always gets me. Deep in his consciousness, in his failing heart, amidst his pain, Michael suffers for what he did. It’s great cinema, unfortunately placed beside two masterpieces, but great cinema altogether. Terrific writing, great acting (except Sofia, obviously), great editing, the best scene of the movie.
Am I the only one who thinks the personality, the behaviour, etc of Michael seems to be much more different that part 2? I mean he was a bleak sort of cold guy, a dark hearted man and stuff. Here, he is a bit more, lets say, colorful, has more positive energy and lighter nature wise. I guess age changed him.
saad afzal Well when you get old your attitude on life changes. When Michael Corleone started out he was an innocent law abiding citizen. Then part 2 he became worse than Sonny and Vito combined. Now all he has left are the people he loves and he's trying his hardest to keep them from slipping away.
saad afzal he developed health problems that damaged him on many levels, but more importantly Connie was true to her word and took care of him, giving him the family he always wanted. His daughter Mary grew up to be a source of joy in his life, and he also reconnected with Kay, who he still loved after all this time. His biggest relief was that he had shed most of the criminal side of the Corleone Empire, leaving New York altogether for Nevada together will all the pain it had caused his family. His deal with the Vatican was meant to make him really happy and hopefully redeemed. For once Mike has optimism in his eyes.
Silvios favorite scene.
"Schifosa!"
Oy
yeah!!
"Hey Sil...cheer me up babe!!"
okey...Kay, just one time ill letya ask me bout ma affairs.
Is itt trueee? Miiichaelll..
..no....no
Silvio’s watch history is just this video 45,000 times
- "Is it true, Michael?"
- "No! You f***ing skifooza"
And still got it wrong
Yeah lol
Silvio is in a hospital bed right where Paulie should be.
@@darkshinethakid4463 that was the point.. how many films have you had published under your subspecies?
I wasn't impressed with Michael Corleone's Silvio impression.
🤣😂 same
haha
BWWWWAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
😂😂
Who is silvio?
0:26
Just like his father Sonny, Vincent talks when he should be listening.
So true.
Don Corleone: Santino, come here. What's the matter with you? I think your brain is going soft
Santinos Face: =; ,
Don Corleone: with all that comedy you are playing with that young girl. Never tell anyone outside the Family what you're thinking again. Go on.”
I think eventually Vincent learned from Michael
Yes Vincent "Inherited" his father's deafness and temper. Love it. Poor writing.
This literally makes no sense and is hamfisted into the scene to drop a throwback line. Who is outside the family in this scene? Isn’t Michael telling everyone what he’s thinking? Aren’t they meant to be in this private moment?
0:58 when al Pacino found out there’s gonna be a part three after 16 years
Lol
@@julsc2106 wow
XD
@@julsc2106 lol what
Nice milkers
Crazy how every single Godfather movie had an ICONIC line.
1- "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
2- "Keep your friends close...and your enemies closer."
3 "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"
ICONIC TRILOGY.
"My lucky coat! My luck coat!"
Fourth is the best one.
2- "Keep your friends close...and your enemies closer."
and yourself in the closet
I’m a superstitious man....
Thats all from Mario Puzo.
The problem with No. 2. is that many people don't realize until it's too late that they're surrounded by their enemies.
When you're haunted by Fredo's ghost and you turn into Tony Montana.
Fredo? Is that you mang?
@@Senyoln1 FREDO! GET THE YAYO!
@@Senyoln1 I’ve got nothing funny to add but damn your comment cracked me up.
🤣
Fredo , you're nothing to me now
Really hits hard when he calls out for Fredo. One of his biggest regrets, was that of having his brother killed.
Aerrowflex Let’s not forget the Fredo almost had his nephew and niece killed in Michael’s bedroom with his wife over his greediness
Traitor, not fredo...
@@ricklopez2236 he says Fredo. Check it out.
@@96thstblockbangaz66 And also let's not forget that michael was completly full retard in front of fredo when it comes with banging cocktail waitress two at the time and that was enough to kill his own brother
96th st Block bangaz He didn’t know it was a hit. And I believe him. Because he was dumb.
Always loved how Connie is basically his consigliere/caretaker at this point, because her and Michael are literally all that’s left. Out of a giant family too. I heard people don’t like it, but I mean what else does she have, what else does Michael have? She even kills to protect Michael and her family. From an abused woman to a very powerful one. Very beautiful but sad ending.
@UncleMikeNJ People hated Mary because of her bad acting, not because she was a woman idiot.
@UncleMikeNJ Really? Cause I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn that I’d love to sell to you.
@UncleMikeNJ You’re like a woman with a Virginia Ham under her arm, crying the blues cause she’s got no bread.
@UncleMikeNJ Walt Whitman over here.
@UncleMikeNJ If a tomato is a fruit, does that mean ketchup is a smoothie?
When you get possessed by Tony Montana
Robert Hadchiti lmao 😂
hahahaaha lollll
Hello
Robert Hadchiti haha true
Omg LMAO YOUR COMMENT MADE MY DAY
Hey Sil, I've been gone a long time. Let me hear it.
LMAO!
Cheeseguyguyguyy I literally paused it just to look this scene up...
+Marye the quene Me too haha
+Marye the quene I just did that. haha
Cheer me up Sil
Steven Van Zandt's acting as Silvio Dante in this scene, is a pure legend.
Al Pacino really wonderfully impersonated him in *_The Sopranos_*
Underrated comment 😂
It's not Al anymore! It's Dunk!
@@kostiszantos7944Dunkiccino?
Truly the most iconic line of The Godfather part 4: the rise of the Don Sandler regime.
Al Pacino's acting in this scene is absolutely INCREDIBLE.
Oh yeah
Cory Evans Ya I really thought he was having a stroke.
Yeah. too bad the film was a major disappointment. but his performance in Part II was way more phenomenal!
+Star-LordDavid-101 i didnt think the movie was that bad, just not as good as 1 and 2.
+Star-LordDavid-101 I hate hearing all the dislike of the 3rd movie. The opera scene was as good as the ending of the first one. This was an underrated 3rd sequel.
Nobody can forget killing his own brother, it will make you crazy over the years
+88justme88 it'll eat you up
He said "Traitor", not "Fredo"
I made the same mistake for years
+Articulate Don defintly say fredo
+Articulate Don nah definitely not bro. Put on your subtitles
Articulate Don No, he said, "Fredo! Fredo!" Even the caption says so too.
You gotta hand it to Al Neri, that man is hands down the textbook example of what a good friend truly is.
Man that is the best Silvio Dante impersonation I've ever seen
😂😂😂
you can tell he still loved his brother while he regrets it.
Everyone is saying Michael had a diabetic stroke in this scene but those who knew him know what it REALLY was! That was a breakdown. The screams for Fredo shows how everything came up to the surface. Years and years worth of Michael bottling everything up inside caused him to have an anxiety attack beyond anyone's comprehension.
This makes total sense, now I've seen Sopranos. I know it has a loooot of references.
That makes more sense. But everyone said a diabetes attack.
It was a stroke.
0:24 Michael's reaction to Vincent is a reflection of how Vito wanted to react to Sonny's temper but he had to be more controlled about it. Michael has just had enough at this point, but you could tell Vito wanted to
No, it's actually bcs this movie forgot the 'main' point of the godfather franchise, it's just for money (however, it's good but no where near part 1&2). That scene shows he roleplayed as post-tony montana character rather michael corleone 😂. If you see from 1, 2, look how cold-dicipline-intelligent michael is, ofc he can very angry but it's still in control
@@haikalrifqinandika8724 that's before he killed his brother. People change.
@@stevenmccallum4268 ofc, but why becoming post-tony montana version 😅. However, al pacino still one of the best
@@haikalrifqinandika8724 that's why I'm careful not to hate on movies or anything else I'm not into media wise,because we can end up talking out our asses.
@@YChromosome99 yup
Cried when he started calling out for Fredo.
Andrewsafb71 Some day, when you grow up, and your balls finally drop, you will realize how incredibly immature you were as a kid, and you will die inside of second hand embarrassment.
Andrewsafb71 So you admit you are a child? Go ask your mother if you're allowed to be using the internet. Wouldn't want you to get spanked.
Akiraspin LOL. I'm the man you call daddy with how massive my balls are compared to yours. You never catch me crying over *THE GODFATHER* LMFAO.
***** LMAO! *HE*, YES A DUDE, CRIED DURING GODFATHER 3!! XXXDDDDD
Andrewsafb71 XXXXXDDDD ITS FUNNY BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE EMOTIONS LMAO!! XXXXXDDDD
Emote harder kid, maybe you'll be funny someday.
Interesting how Pacino managed, in a single scene, to go from being calm and calculated Michael Corleone, to being angry and impulsive Tony Montana. I always admired him for being able to portray such different personalities that it makes you feel like those are not same actors. This is what makes him one of the greatest actors.
I 100% agree with you!!!! Did you watch House of Gucci yet?
I heard Tony too
"I am Antonio Montana Michael Corleone!!'
“FREEEDO! FREEEDOO!”
Chills...every time.
I'm glad that Michael suffered becouse of what he did to his brother
@@MIGUELCHENOISTA fuq fredo... he gonna sell family? cmon bro... thats another kind of traitor
@@zombeesama1169 Fredo didn’t intentionally betray Michael, he wanted to make something for himself rather than be in the shadow of his brother like he had all his life.
Michael killed him because he was a liability rather than a traitor. Too stupid and could make a decision that possibly would lead to the death of the family. This is why Michael feels regret. He killed Fredo for being himself.
@@jakemason100 still sold the family, michael warned him already...
@@jakemason100 would you believe a person that old, if he tells you i didnt know???
Vincent talking out of turn like his daddy Sonny used to do. How perfect this scene was, lol.
And then follows in his uncle Mike's footsteps.
I have to admit Sonny was so annoying 🙄
@@stefanbernhard2710 I remember in that one Godfather1 scene when everybody in the room was looking like "wow Vito, your son really is stupid" when he spoke out of turn. 🤣
@haywoodj I think Vito told him to stfu after lol
You really have to admire Michael's mind. Even in the middle of a stroke...quick as a flash he identifies Altobello.
Jaegar Ultima It's what his father told Sonny
One of cinemas greatest pieces of work. If not the greatest.
What a character Michael Corleone is, from his conception to his creative execution, to the story arc that finishes him.
Incredible.
I think he knew it all along, but wouldn't want to reveal to anyone, even his closest friends and family.
@@edwardyang8254 of course he knew it all along. If you were the legendary Corleone who massacred the heads of the five families, and some upstart rookie takes you on face to face in front of everybody, then gets out the door followed by Altobello, who is always there to mediate and help yet everything seems to get worse as a result, and not a minute after a helicopter starts shooting everybody, and Altobello not being there is a coincidence? He has no business being a Don if he can't string that one together. The idea was that he'd die of course, but he didn't so all was on the table.
@@medstud Mike is a head of one of those 5 families. Did he shoot himself?
Every time he calls out to Fredo, I get chills.
@roberta000 lombardica000
Have you seen Godfather II?
@roberta000 lombardica000
He murdered Fredo and it haunts his conscience. So when he's having this diabetic stroke, he's remembering his murder, maybe even seeing his ghost.
@roberta000 lombardica000
I don't get what you're asking. He murdered Fredo. The fratricide weighs heavily on his mind.
@roberta000 lombardica000
He gave specifics about Michael to Johnny Ola, who was working for his rival Hyman Roth.
That betrayal from your own brother is honestly unforgivable and all that stress from years affects your health but I love godfather it’s a Classic one day I will watch with my son when he is older
I love it when he tells Vincent to shut up
Same here
“I say we hit back and take Zaza OUT!”
Lol me too. Vincent, will you SHUT UP!! Pure Pacino rage there
So funny
I don’t really like his acting style in part 3, feels so far in Michael in the other 2.
Al Neri, loyal to the end.
Was he arab
Neri was Irish
spacemen200 Neri the character is supposed to be Sicilian, not sure of Richard Bright’s ethnic background though.
@Fabio DeVita Enzo too
@Fabio DeVita HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!
They did a great job aging Pacino up in this movie.
He looks like he does in The Irishman 30 years later.
Lol that’s what I was thinking. I was actually expecting to see Pacino look the way he did in Scarface since the youngest he would appear is 44 years old. I realize now that they deaged the actors to resemble the characters they are playing, not their younger selves. Thought Pacino’s deaging worked the best.
@Axiom Steel it was the most inconsistent. Pacino’s was most consistent. De Niro looked great in some shots such the scene where he was talking to the dude with the ears and where he meets Bill Bufalino for the 1st time but looked the worst in the scene with Whispers at the dinner. At least I feel.
@fabRic_jAck his glassy bug eyes made him so off putting to look at.
"He looks like he does in The Irishman 30 years later." --- That's only because they de-aged him in the Irishman. In real-life he looks much older than how (relatively) young he appears in that film.
@@BadMFJules De Niro looked awful throughout The Irishman. That jet-black hair was very off-putting and made him look fake.
2:01 I can't get over this scene , so heart breaking 😔
This movie is sooooo missing Robert Duvall. Tom should have been in this and the producers should have met Robert's price which he deserved.
It was missing Robert Duvall and Winona Ryder, and a better paced edit. Then it would be on par with the trilogy.
Tom hagen is dead in the books. Thats all
@@ricarleite Winona Ryder? No, not at all.
jetuber um yeah. Winona would've been great on part 3 but instead we got Sofia Coppola....
Robert Duvall would have changed the movie completely. I don't know why the producers were so miserly, he was almost as important as Pacino and clearly deserved the money he asked
When he shouts Fredo!! Chills go through my body
Love how he tells Vincent to shut up. Iconic scene. Underrated film.
Pacino's voice had really changed by this point. I miss the soft spoken Michael Corleone.
Mokkari77 you mean ruthless coldheart michael corleone
@@bittu2507 yes but still a great character to observe
I would take that Michael any day
Uh. People change over what 44 years. He no longer is the icy strong young man being stoical and ruthless to stabilize his position. He has grown older, wiser, but still obsessed with his hopes for a clean legitimate life with wealth and power.
It kinda makes sense even in the cinematic universe of Godfather. Both Michael Corleone and Al Pacino smoke like chimneys, so his voice ended up that way.
@@jt7638 Nah. For me it's not his voice. It's his hair, his personality.
Incredible acting by Pacino here. This was one of the scenes that made me like part 3.
0:54 this is what you came for
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Michael Corleone acting as Silvio 😅
Very esoteric
Decades of the guilt eating away at him for ordering the murder of his brother bursting out. At the time when he made the choice, he was the ruthless don, obsessive with his reputation & removing any weakness. He thought that's all what mattered. But what was it all for? In the end, it was ashes. It was worth nothing. Money, power. fear, what did it get him? He hands over control to Vincent with only regret, self loathing & guilt.
He should have exiled Fredo to Italy instead of murdering him.
@@Aivottaja This is actually what Sonny gonna do if he were a don and still alive!!
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Think so? Maybe. Sonny was dismissive of Fredo (even more so than Michael), but yeah, he at least was very protective of his siblings (even if it was overwhelming and hot-headed). I mean, it's hard to imagine him killing his brother. But Michael was cold as ice.
@Rishi Rajan people who are very hot-headed are in fact very caring and soft hearted and not cunning
@@Aivottaja sonny could never be a don because of his hothead. He was the stereotypical movie gangstar good to be killed: so he was in Godfather, so was Tommy in Goodfellas and Nicky Santoro in Casino. In criminal organization like mafia you have to be very careful and discreet to survive.
Micheal was the only viable option for his family and he took his destiny with the necessary evil included in his role. It's business not personal.
It's amazing how the thunder and lightning in the background symbolizes Michael's rage & anger. But also his guilt and sorrow for having Fredo killed, and how it's somehow haunting him.
So... The same thing signifies two opposite emotions, have I got that right? That Capolla--genius.
@@jamespfitz they're not two opposite emotions, both are rooted in fear
@@virgilhilts2552 Everything is "rooted in fear," but anger and sorrow are opposite emotions, regardless of their root. Let's say you're an actress. I say to you "show me anger," then I say "show me sorrow". If you give me the exact same performance and claim that it's two different emotions because they're both based in fear, guess what? You're not getting the part, Sarah Bernhard
@@jamespfitz on the surface it seems as if they're opposite, but analyzed from a fundamental point of view they're merely different grades and expressions of fear.
@@virgilhilts2552 You're still not getting the part.
This scene alone should've won him an oscar
He turned into Tony Montana for a second.
😂😂 nailed it man
That shouty over the top acting is how Pacino acts in all his movies except for Godfathers I & II, and arguably Carlito’s Way. It is not Michael Corleone. The fact he acts like that as Michael Corleone in part III is out of character and is another reason why it shouldn’t be grouped with I & II.
@@willmosse3684 You think that the extremely intense experience of having a stroke can't break a man's composure? Every calm and collected person, however introverted or strategic of a thinker will have occasional meltdowns which manifest themselves in pure aggression and where all the pent up frustration is let out like a sudden volcano eruption. I've seen it happen often enough. Even to myself.
Edit: He had these in the previous movie too, by the way. Remember how he yelled at Tom and Kate?
Mark Kamphuis - yeah, but I don’t think it’s him just playing a scene where he is particularly stressed. I think it is him acting how he acts in everything later in his career.
@@willmosse3684 Ah I see. Yet then I can still not agree with your critique point. Go back 10 years in time (or more depending on how old you are). Is the you of today the exact same person as you were back then? Do you carry yourself in the exact same fashion, or do you behave and react the same? Of course not. People can change a lot over time.
LOL Silvio from The Sopranos !
Our true enemy...is yet...to reveal himself.
"Hey Silvio cheer me up eyy"
He literally turned into an older Tony Montana in a matter of seconds.
Also, 1:49 when you forget to say goodnight to the ‘Bad Guy’.
To those who wonder why he screamed out Fredo's name during his stroke it was because he was being consumed by massive amounts of guilt over ordering the murder of his own brother. He loved Fredo a lot, he treated him like he was his baby brother despite being older and babied him, but due to his anger at his betrayal he still ended up killing him. Fredo had been more childlike than either of his brothers and so more vulnerable to being taken advantage of ( his own father recognized he had a good heart but was rather stupid and weak), Michael knew this was how the other guy ended up deceiving Fredo but at that point his rage won over and he was intent on killing him no matter what. Fredo had been a danger to him and his family and had to be disposed of. It was only after Fredo's death did Michael realize that he made a grave mistake and that's when the turmoil over what he had done began. This scene breaks my heart along with the confession scene, T^T
pretty much sums it up right there , well said
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It's sad how shittily their parents treated Fredo. His own mother used to say gypsies stole her real son and replaced him with Fredo :(
You’ve hit the nail on the head.
The similarities between hyman Roth & Fredo and Altobello & Zaza come out in Michaels mind.
Michael knows Zasa’s been played by altobello but in that moment he realises the same thing happened to Fredo. His guilt rushes to the surface more than at anytime before in his life. It’s a sad scene.
Um.. I'm under the impression he was yelling traitor, not fredo
I just realized, that "hallucination" he was having during his fit was his MacBeth moment!
Anyone else see that?
pup lover .... I totally agree with you...
Just asking.. are you comparing the memories of Fredo with the ghost of Banko?...
King Leer
Absolutely. This scene and the trilogy is a Shakespeare Tragedy.
I mean, the whole thing is pretty Shakespearean.
Michael Corleone screams Freddo and i cry for a week!!! What a scene!
Than you should seek mental help.
Him screaming Fredo's name is reminder of his wrong doing in this scene.
@@dc6461 yeah,i know! Whats your point? I said that this scene makes me cry!
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Read my comment again.
Please, stop crying. It's not worth it,getting upset over a movie.
BE HAPPY.
I hope you will laugh after reading this, even though my original comment was a bit harsh.
@@dc6461well,that's the beauty of art...brings out emotions! That's fine!
@@dc6461 it's ok...😁
You know Fredo weighs heavy on his mind. Every day, every. single. fucking. day.
FREDO FREDO NO
you can see that he never forgive himself for killing his brother
Al Pacinos acting is on another level legend
0:58 everyone when they announce a second quarantine
1:50
When two weeks becomes two years.
You have human rights, sheep
@@snaker9er shut up before i report you to the forced vaccination program.
@@heroedeleyenda05 go on
Whenever he shouts out "Fredo, Fredo", I get chills. Every single time.
One of the most amazing scenes from one of the best films of Al Pacino, a brilliant actor
“Fredo!...Fredo!” Damn, killing Fredo broke Michael. He was never the same after that, only cold.
It almost reminds me of how haunted Caesar was in War for the Planet of the Apes from killing Koba in the previous film.
Am I the only one who sees this scene and thinks "That's actually a pretty nice kitchen"?
No, you aren't the only one... me too!!
AkimboJoe I like the fact that it looks like a real kitchen and not a movie set where everything is neatly in place. I've been in peoples' homes where the kitchen is so precise with nothing is out of order and it looks so fake and uninviting. I like the lived in atmosphere created here--very nice touch by the set director...
Me too. I think it's a nice kitchen.
Yes, you're the only one
DarlingNikki2 lol i was thinking the same thing as i watched this
This scene is an insight into Micheal's guilt and paranoia. It also highlights the religious theme that is present throughout the trilogy as he struggles with his beliefs, the hypocrisy and the responsibility that comes with the power over life and death. His battle with trying to go legit (which can be seen as a battle for his soul, good vs evil) and the baptism scene are some of the most iconic religious scenes as well as various Catholic iconography, present throughout the movies. With the added pressures of running a powerful crime syndicate family, his enemies closing in and the guilt of ordering so many murders (his brother being the most heinous of them all), culminates in this Fredo outburst scene and reveals the fragile nature of Micheal's mind. Interspersed with the sound of thunder in the background he mutters "thunder can't hurt" just before crying Fredo, he truly believed that he is cursed for all the sins he's committed as his paranoia overcomes him in that moment. Thunder being a symbol of Gods anger, another religious iconography.
This is the most poignant synopsis/interpretation I have ever read in regards to this movie. A true fan. I still don’t understand why so many people dislike Part III. It brings everything full circle.
Excellent insight!
Such an amazing actor, you really feel sad for Michael Corleone.
The most under rated film I've ever seen. It never ceases to annoy me when people put it down.
Al, the person who shot Fredo, acted so calm when Michael yelled Fredo's name and suffered mentally.
You know Godfather reminds me of a quote from a movie “One often meets destiny on the road that they take to avoid it.” This describes Michael’s life perfectly.
It always gave me chills When he started shouting for his dead brother.
The f'ing bells at the end of these clips. Annoyance factor of a 100.
You can tell he missed and loved his brother despite the fact he killed him this gets me all the time also.
I think this film is misunderstood as is the entire saga. This story is not as directly centered on the Corleone Family as a power in the organized crime world but rather the story arc of Michael who’s future path was drastically altered by the fearing for his father and family. It’s about a man who gave up his entire life to protect a family that in the end separated from him. Despite his self sacrifice he was forced to dive deeper into the mafia life and becoming someone he himself hated. The life forced him to kill his own brother.
So for whoever doesn’t agree with him getting involved in the Catholic Church in this movie just remember Michael had no one really in his life. He was old, rich, and on the precipice of being legit. He wanted to try and save his soul from his past life. Yet, ironically he finds that even the legit life and even the church can be just as corrupt but even more revolting as the legit world and church carry power even over him and the underworld. The whole third movie is peppered with irony, poeticism, and parallels to the first movie.
It is the quintessential Italian theme. Dating from the Medici and further back. You make the money as best you know how then you try to appease your mind about the after life. The Medici built monestaries and commissioned art from Michaelangelo, da Vinci and the dome from Brunelleschi. They were the real Godfathers.
This is one of the of the most masterpiece-full scenes EVER MADE (if there is such a word). When he cries out for Fredo, he is evoking the ghosts from the past, as he is seems him alive. It gives me the chills...EVERY TIME. What a performance!!
And the thunder...that made for some great ambiance!
Masterful is the word you are after
@@roywilson4514 Thanks!
Al Pacino: Greatest Actor of All Time
Right
@@thedarkkontroller8160 Definetly one of the best, don´t know why you are being sarcastic.
@@glennhagstedt o my bad i wasnt being sarcastic i think al pacino is one of the best actors ever i mean he the first actor that comes to mind when someone mentions movies, i totally love that guy and i wish he could be young again, his time is slowly passing by
@@thedarkkontroller8160 No worries bro, usually when some says "right" they are being sarcastic. I apologize for assuming.
@@glennhagstedt yea but i would slap somebody for disrespecting the man who played TONY MONTANA lmao i think that was his best role ever i cant even think of Al pacino without thinking Tony Montana
Vincent: “Well you tell him from me, that he can live, or he can die.”
Michael: Who’s speaking here? is somebody’s speaking??
Haha Junior Soprano
Take it easy, we are not making a western here
Pass me da red peppas
This scene is beautiful and so powerful : First he has a stroke, real physical pain, then the pain start to morph into the mind, something more sutil, like the thunders behind, but they cant hurt him, then he evolve into another mind pain, treason from a old friend, just to finish with his most deep and painful thing in the world, the killing of his brother Fredo. Powerful scene indeed.
At 0:47 as Michael facepalms, we see just a little hint of the straight-and-narrow Michael from the beginning of Part 1 in his face.
1:20 - He went full Tony Montana...you never go full Tony Montana
“Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in.”
-Doctors and nurses’ inner thoughts during the COVID-19 pandemic
The way he calls his brothers name ,its just haunting! Brilliant performance
2:01!!!!FREEDO!!!!!FREEDO!!!!!!
1:55 Its like Tony Montana wants to come out
I had genuine chills when he yelled 'Fredo!'
"Fredo! Fredo!" give me chill everytime
Man when he called out for Fredo I nearly cried
"Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in." Isn't life always like that?
My heart broke when michael called out fredo:(
2:00 when shouts Fredo, one of thw 2 saddest moments in the movie ,along when his daughter gets killed. He knows he has no brothers left ,he knows Fredo is family above all.
Just when we thought Coppola was out, he is now back in with re-editing Part III and making it a more satisfying third and final part of the film series.
I love scenes like this one in movies where the dead from previous installments of a series of films presence are strongly felt when their names are mentioned. Never has an image been so clear in the audiences imagination as when Michael calls out for his dead brother and we automatically see Fredo sitting on a boat in the middle of a lake saying "Hail Mary mother of god". Powerful scene.
gutz1981 that's was the first murder Cain killed Abel , ultimate sin ain't no hiding from that
gutz1981 I'm glad someone understands what makes this movie, while the worst of the 3, still a great movie. Half the people on here are suddenly mafia and cinema experts and the other half just want to be liked, so they say it sucks too.
The Fredo! bit always gets me. Deep in his consciousness, in his failing heart, amidst his pain, Michael suffers for what he did.
It’s great cinema, unfortunately placed beside two masterpieces, but great cinema altogether. Terrific writing, great acting (except Sofia, obviously), great editing, the best scene of the movie.
I wholeheartedly agree my friend.
It was really haunting the way he yelled out Fredo’s name.
Sonny and Vincent, like father like son
Silvio Dante definitely keeps me coming back here
Sil always pulls you back in.
I see what you did there.
Crazy how Jimmy Hoffa looked more like an older Michael Corleone than Michael himself.
Damn the way he called out for Fredo gets me everytime.
I'm proud to represent the minority of those who enjoyed The Godfather: Part III.
the way he acts his diseases, just sloly builds up to it .....AMAZING
Michael knew Antebello was involved and started yelling out his name in the middle of his stroke.
1:11 our true enemy..... Altobello are you there?
This movie is so underrated
Yes it sucks he’s not playing Michael Corleone he’s playing Al Pacino 😂😂
The fact that Michael was calling Freddo's name in such a vulnerable position speaks volume.
This is not acting..this is art at it's best
0:58 Just when I thought I was out...
Great homage to the Sopranos and Silvio in particular.
That Fredo line is his guilty conscience.
Blame the lockodown for me being here lol. Needed to see Garcia and Pacino on screen 👌🏿.
0:58
Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back IN.
Classic.
Still one of the greatest Silvio impressions to date 👏👏
One of the most iconic and emotional scenes ever
"Just when i thought i was out, they pull be back in"
People usually think this quote is from one of the earlier films...
Sil is that you?
Tony: Sil, Cheer me up Babe
Sil: 0:59
he was always sorry about freddo´s death, in this scene and when he was confesing with the priest.
Am I the only one who thinks the personality, the behaviour, etc of Michael seems to be much more different that part 2? I mean he was a bleak sort of cold guy, a dark hearted man and stuff. Here, he is a bit more, lets say, colorful, has more positive energy and lighter nature wise. I guess age changed him.
saad afzal well throughout the film his character has changed...he is trying to find redemption
saad afzal Well when you get old your attitude on life changes. When Michael Corleone started out he was an innocent law abiding citizen. Then part 2 he became worse than Sonny and Vito combined. Now all he has left are the people he loves and he's trying his hardest to keep them from slipping away.
saad afzal he developed health problems that damaged him on many levels, but more importantly Connie was true to her word and took care of him, giving him the family he always wanted. His daughter Mary grew up to be a source of joy in his life, and he also reconnected with Kay, who he still loved after all this time.
His biggest relief was that he had shed most of the criminal side of the Corleone Empire, leaving New York altogether for Nevada together will all the pain it had caused his family. His deal with the Vatican was meant to make him really happy and hopefully redeemed. For once Mike has optimism in his eyes.
SantomPh And then it got taken from him.
saad afzal I think he was a little bit depressed in the second movie, with all that things going on, is hard to a man keep his mind safe